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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources